Microsoft finally ships XP SP 2, public release next week
WinNetMag | at | by Mike
At long last, Microsoft has shipped Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). The final build is 2180. In a letter to testers, Microsoft described the final release. "Final testing is complete and at 10:08am [PST] this morning we signed off on build 2180 as Windows XP Service Pack 2, releasing it to manufacturing," the note reads. "The final build will be available to beta sites immediately ... You will find both English and German versions there, [and] Japanese will follow early next week.